Pasta in Bed-Stuy

In the Metropolitan section of the July 24, 2011 New York Times, in an article titled “Finding a Place in the Neighborhood”, a new restaurant on Bedford Ave off of Lexington Ave was described as a homey, welcome addition to the neighborhood. The neighborhood itself is twice described as developing. Once by the writer: “In a developing corner of Bedford-Stuyvesant…” and once by one of the interviewed patrons: “It’s great that the neighborhood is developing and the food is quality.” People. Can we please stop saying “developing” if “gentrifying” is what is really meant? (click title to continue)